As a central part of the circulatory system, the heart is primarily responsible for pumping blood and distributing oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.

A new study from the University of Sydney has revealed how type 2 diabetes directly alters the heart’s structure and energy ...

Newly released images revealing the 'bicycle spoke' structure of a heart cell may hold key clues to reducing damage from a heart attack.

Scientists have discovered new insights into the structure of muscle tissue in the heart -- a finding that promises to contribute to the study of heart diseases and to the engineering of ...

Initially, COVID-19 was thought of as primarily a respiratory disease, but scientists have since discovered that it can severely affect the heart and other organs as well. In a new study ...

The heart is a muscular organ made up mostly of cardiac muscle, which is specific to the heart. The function of the heart is to pump blood to the rest of the body, so it's very important to keep ...

Air pollution is linked to stroke, heart disease, and chronic and acute respiratory disease such as asthma as well as lung cancer. A recent study published in Circulation shows that heart structure ...

Low-density lipoproteins (LDL)—commonly known as bad cholesterol—have long been on scientists' radar as a major contributor to heart disease. But these microscopic troublemakers have hidden ...